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Still Life with Commentator

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Still Life with Commentator
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2007 (2007-03-06)
Recorded
  • March 26–27, 2006
  • June 17, 2006
Studio
  • Hotel Neutor, Salzburg
  • Listen, New York
GenreJazz
Length65:35
LabelSavoy Jazz
Producer
Vijay Iyer chronology
Raw Materials
(2006)
Still Life with Commentator
(2007)
Tragicomic
(2008)

Still Life with Commentator is a collaborative studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Savoy Jazz in 2007.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
AllMusic[2]
Tom HullA–[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Lyn Horton of All About Jazz gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, commenting that "This work illuminates the perils within contemporary global society from the standpoint of the media and information blitz."[1] Sean Westergaard of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a dense, thought-provoking piece that takes some effort to internalize."[2] Mike Shanley of JazzTimes wrote, "This disc exists in a musical Bermuda Triangle that conjoins jazz, electronica and that mutant, undefined style of pop music created by the likes of Björk."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Infogee Rhapsody"4:17
2."Edward L. Bernays Flies the Hindenburg"2:33
3."Been There Done That"7:59
4."Cleaning Up the Mess"5:13
5."Lake Aaron (Commentator Landscape #1: Aaron Brown)"3:02
6."Jon Stewart on Crossfire"3:22
7."Shep's Brook (Commentator Landscape #2: Shepard Smith)"3:04
8."Riding on the Intro Graphics to Cable News"4:09
9."Man Channel"4:11
10."Fox 'n' Friends"0:30
11."Holocaust Blog"5:33
12."Cybernut Bucolia"3:59
13."Mount Rather (Commentator Landscape #3: Dan Rather)"4:28
14."Latex Thumbs Up"3:24
15."Redemption Chant"2:06
16."Blog Mom's Anthem"2:52
17."The Last Atrocity"4:51

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

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  1. ^ a b Horton, Lyn (April 8, 2007). "Vijay Iyer And Mike Ladd: Still Life With Commentator". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Westergaard, Sean. "Still Life with Commentator - Vijay Iyer, Mike Ladd". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 752. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Shanley, Mike (June 1, 2007). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Still Life With Commentator". JazzTimes. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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